Tuesday, September 13, 2016

'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans) and other top stories.

  • 'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans)

    Enlarge this image Radio telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array are seen in Hat Creek, Calif. A signal that intrigued scientists has been found to have its roots on Earth, Russian scientists say. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Radio telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array are seen in Hat Creek, Calif. A signal that intrigued s..
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  • Scientist discover a second Great Barrier Reef behind the first

    Scientist discover a second Great Barrier Reef behind the first
    It turns out the Great Barrier Reef is actually much larger than previously thought. Scientists have discovered a second reef located just North of the Great Barrier Reef. The newly discovered reef lies deep below the surface of the water and contains a field of large doughnut-shaped structures.The discovery by a research team from James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Sydney, used LiDAR data from the Australian Navy that allowed the researchers to map th..
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  • SpaceX Investigating Cause of Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion

    SpaceX Investigating Cause of Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion
    Smoke billows over Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Sept. 1, 2016, after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a prelaunch test. This image was captured by a NASA Kennedy Space Center webcam. Credit: NASA Kennedy Space Center SpaceX is investigating why the company's Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a prelaunch test yesterday (Sept. 1), but it's unclear when there will be any definitive answers. The powerful explosion destroyed both the two-..
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  • NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres

    NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres
    The dwarf planet Ceres is a complex and active world unlike any other place in the solar system, new research suggests. Observations by NASA's Ceres-orbiting Dawn spacecraft indicate that "ice volcanos" have erupted on the dwarf planet in the recent past and that Ceres' crust is an odd ice-rock mixture that has never been observed before, scientists reported in a series of six new studies published online today (Sept. 1) in the journal Science. "When we got to Ceres, we were expecting to be surp..
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  • 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)

    'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)
    A glorious solar eclipse made its way across the African sky early this morning (Sept. 1). As the moon crossed the sun's face, the two created a "ring of fire" that glowed in the sky for about 3 minutes. Viewers from Gabon to Tanzania to Madagascar could see the annular solar eclipse, with the moon crossing the sun front and center. At least a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon appears to have taken a bite out of the sun, was visible from most of Africa.  The rest of the world ..
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  • New fossil: benchmark for the oldest life on Earth?

    New fossil: benchmark for the oldest life on Earth?
    It was just a lowly mound of slime 3.7 billion years ago. But today, this fossilized cluster of ancient bacteria is the oldest life ever found on Earth, according to a study published Wednesday in the online journal Nature. The stromatolites, discovered by a team of Australian geologists in Greenland, would date the fossil record 220 million years sooner than previously hypothesized, in an age when an embryonic Earth was being pelted by asteroids and icy comets.“The implications are staggering,..
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  • Plastic Clothing Inspired By Kitchen Wrap Releases Body's Infrared Radiation To Cool The Skin

    Plastic Clothing Inspired By Kitchen Wrap Releases Body's Infrared Radiation To Cool The Skin
    Climate change is making the planet warmer so researchers are already on the lookout for ways that can help humanity better adapt to a warming world. Clothes that can keep the skin cool can help alleviate the discomforts brought about by the warming weather and this is what a team of researchers from Stanford University are working on. Material scientist Yi Cui and colleagues have modified the clear and clingy kitchen wrap commonly used to keep food fresh to develop a fabric that can cool the ..
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  • [ September 1, 2016 ] Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk Mission Reports

    [ September 1, 2016 ] Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk Mission Reports
    Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are dwarfed by the International Space Station’s truss backbone during Thursday’s EVA. Credit: NASA TV Space station commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Kate Rubins completed a smooth 6-hour 48-minute spacewalk Thursday, retracting a spare cooling radiator, installing two high-definition TV cameras and inspecting a massive solar array rotation mechanism that has experience subtle vibrations in recent months. The astronauts also replaced a camer..
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  • African Elephant Population Dropped 30 Percent in 7 Years

    African Elephant Population Dropped 30 Percent in 7 Years
    Photo An African elephant at the Mpala Research Center and Wildlife Foundation in Kenya. Credit Simon Maina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The African elephant population is in drastic decline, having shrunk about 30 percent from 2007 to 2014, according to a survey published this week.The deterioration is accelerating: Largely because of poaching, the population is dropping 8 percent a year, according to the Great Elephant Census, which was released on Wednesday.“T..
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What we learned from Rams loss to Broncos .1000-acre Bogart fire in Riverside County was caused by 'juvenile activity' near public park, officials say .
Juno Probe to Get 1st Up-Close Look at Jupiter Saturday .Giants-Bills final score: Giants blanked by Buffalo, 21-0 .

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